Dec. 30, 2024
With 2025 just around the corner, we look back on the most popular NBAA Flight Plan podcasts over the past 12 months. Episodes featured discussions about welcome developments around pilot mental health, new technology to assist pilots flying challenging visual approaches and insights from those at the controls of the emerging AAM sector.
In these episodes, NBAA Flight Plan host Rob Finfrock speaks with:
- Dr. Clayton Cowl, chief of the section of transportation medicine for Mayo Clinic
- Mark Larsen, CAM, NBAA director of safety and flight operations
- Mike Luvara, test pilot and engineer at Wisk
- Mark McIntyre, CAM Fellow, member of NBAA’s Board of Directors and director for a large Part 91 flight operation
- Matthew McNeil, president, clinical director and director of human performance at LiftAffect
- Nate Moyer, team member and test pilot at BETA Technologies
- Charlie Precourt, chairman of the Citation Jet Pilots Association Safety Committee
- Peter Wilson, Joby Aviation’s director of flight standards and training
The NBAA Flight Plan podcast, which ran from 2009 to 2025, provided an overview of important developments affecting NBAA members, and the association’s work to advocate for their interest. The archive of past episodes will remain available for your enjoyment. Please note that no new episodes will be released.
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